Blasts at Sri Lanka hotels and churches kill more than 207

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 10:24:02 +0000

Sri Lankan security personnel walk through debris following an explosion in St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, north of the capital Colombo, on April 21, 2019. - A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on April 21, killing nearly 160 people, including dozens of foreigners. (Photo by STR / AFP) sri lanka bombing

A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing at least 207 people, including dozens of foreigners.

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Blasts at Sri Lanka hotels and churches kill more than 160

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2019 10:24:02 +0000

Sri Lankan security personnel walk through debris following an explosion in St Sebastian's Church in Negombo, north of the capital Colombo, on April 21, 2019. - A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on April 21, killing nearly 160 people, including dozens of foreigners. (Photo by STR / AFP) sri lanka bombing

A series of eight devastating bomb blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing nearly 160 people, including dozens of foreigners.

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Cops eye Dawlah Islamiyah group in Isulan restaurant blast

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 10:25:08 +0000

Cops eye Dawlah Islamiyah group in Isulan restaurant blast

Investigators are looking at the possible involvement of the Dawlah Islamiyah group in the bombing in front of a restaurant in Sultan Kudarat.

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Baby milk, perfume, medicines allowed inside LRT-1 trains, stations

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2019 00:02:57 +0000

The management of Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT-1) line has clarified that some liquid items will still be permitted inside its trains.

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US report cites AFP’s ‘limited ability’ to track terrorists

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 11:16:31 +0000

US report cites AFP’s ‘limited ability’ to track terrorists

The AFP is unable to gather and process intelligence information on its own, a 2018 US assessment report said.

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7,300 deployed to secure Cotabato, Lanao Norte BOL plebiscite

Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 00:51:08 +0000

7,300 deployed to secure Cotabato, Lanao Norte BOL plebiscite

Over 7,300 policemen and soldiers were deployed for the second day of the plebiscite for the BOL in Lanao del Norte and North Cotabato.

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Duterte meets kin of soldiers killed in Jolo blasts; gives P500K financial aid

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 02:35:30 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte met the families of soldiers killed in the twin explosions in Jolo, Sulu as he gave them P500,000 in financial…

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PNP: Probers yet to confirm if suicide bombers perpetrated Jolo blasts

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2019 07:17:25 +0000

PNP set to lift lockdown of Jolo once probers finish gathering evidence

The Philippine National Police (PNP) clarified that investigators have yet to confirm if suicide bombers perpetrated the explosions in Jolo.

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